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What’s happening in global scrap markets today?

Here are the key takeaways from market participants on US ferrous scrap metal prices, market confidence, inventory and more from our December survey.

The decision follows a consultation period that started on October 28 and ended on November 25. The price assessments in question are:MB-STS-0008 Stainless steel scrap 18/8 solids, import, cif main European port, € per tonneMB-STS-0009 Stainless steel scrap 18/8 turnings, import, cif main European port, € per tonneMB-STS-0261 Stainless steel scrap 316 solids, import, cif main European port, € per […]

Fastmarkets has amended the publication deadline for its Germany and Italy domestic steel scrap price assessments.

Fastmarkets will discontinue its MB-STE-0422 Steel scrap No1 busheling index, delivered Midwest mill, $ per gross ton, effective January 2026.

Here are the key takeaways from market participants on US ferrous scrap metal prices, market confidence, inventory and more from our November survey.

Due to “a lapse in federal funding,” US Census Bureau trade data will not be updated until after the government shutdown is resolved, the US Census Bureau website said on Tuesday October 7. Fastmarkets typically publishes ferrous, non-ferrous scrap and raw material data after it is released, within the first 10 days of each calendar […]

Here are the key takeaways from market participants on US ferrous scrap metal prices, market confidence, inventory and more from our October survey.

The publication of several Fastmarkets steel scrap indices for the UK, European and Turkish markets were delayed on Monday September 15 because of a reporter error.

Recycling metal is taking on an ever-larger role at the heart of Saudi Arabia’s rapid industrial transformation, recycling giant Al Qaryan Group’s Ferrous Commercial Director Ahmed Khadr told Fastmarkets in an exclusive interview in August.

Here are the key takeaways from market participants on US ferrous scrap metal prices, market confidence, inventory and more from our September survey.